Added a Wiki Page - 
http://nagoya.apache.org/wiki/apachewiki.cgi?AxisProjectPages/Compare

Thanks,
dims

--- Anne Thomas Manes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I hate to break it to you, but Microsoft .NET and Microsoft SOAP Toolkit are
> the two most common systems used to access SOAP.
> 
> I agree that Axis is the most commonly used SOAP implementation for Java. I
> don't think Apache SOAP fits in that category anymore, though. Use of Apache
> SOAP has definitely dropped off since Axis was released. Other very popular
> Java SOAP implementations include IBM WSTK (based on Axis), Systinet WASP,
> The Mind Electric GLUE, and IONA XMLBus. I suspect that BEA, Borland (based
> on Axis), Oracle, and Marcomedia (based on Axis) have a pretty significant
> share also.
> 
> Here's a quick comparison between Apache SOAP and Axis:
> 
> SOAP                          Axis
> ----                          ----
> really old                    third generation
> really slow                   much faster, but not as fast as many
> no WSDL support               WSDL support
> proprietary API               JAX-RPC API
> RPC/encoded only              RPC/encoded and Doc/literal
> interoperability issues       very interoperable
> extensiblity issues           very extensible
> low level API for headers     easy handler support for headers
> 
> In other words, don't even consider using SOAP.
> 
> Anne
> 
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: dumdum 420 [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > Sent: Thursday, January 16, 2003 4:23 PM
> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Subject: Apache SOAP vs AXIS
> >
> >
> > We are in the process of putting out infrastructure on the
> > webservice front.
> >
> > I need to prepare a report (a little high level )about what are the
> > difference between the two most common systems used to access the SOAP.
> >
> > The Apache SOAP and the AXIS. Can anyone help me with this research and
> > compile a document with the difference between the same and
> > characteristics
> > of each one of them.
> >
> > It will be a great help.
> >
> > Thanx in advance . I will compile the document and put it some
> > where to be
> > used ... if anybody ever needs it ...!! If there is an exsisting
> > one already
> > there kindly redirect me to the URL
> >
> > Thanx in advance.
> >
> >
> > Bhanu Pabreja
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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Davanum Srinivas - http://xml.apache.org/~dims/

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